Sept. 8, 2007

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78 John Sullivan Sr., C

Q: Where do you go from here?
A: There is only one place to go. We've got to go back to work. Obviously we're not happy about our performance tonight and the only way to change things for the better is to go back to the drawing board, go back to work.

Q: Do you feel like you at least have a direction to build on?
A: I think there are things we can build on from tonight. We opened up the game well. Came out, we didn't put any points on in the first drive, but there are positive things that came out of that. And the two minute drives at the end of the game.

77 Mike Turkovich Jr., G/T

On being in Pennsylvania...
A: I was looking forward to coming home for my family and friends.

Q: How many family and friends did you have come out?
A: Probably about 30. A lot. I had people give me tickets they we're using. Then I found out I had extra tickets. So I told everyone to come.

Q: What is not happening for you guys?
A: The whole line is only as good as its weakest link. We're not coming together. We're not gelling. And that's the most important thing- to gel. And that's what we have to work on this week.

Q: Notre Dame is used to winning. What the feeling with the fans and the community?
A: People are disappointed. I'm disappointed. It's this empty feeling. It kind of hurts.

51 Dan Wenger So., G/C

On the team's performance...
A: It's not just one guy. It's everyone that has to realize the situation we're in. We knew we were going to get a lot of noise. We knew the crowd was going to be crazy. So we just have to be more focused.

Q: What do you do to fix this?
A: Go back to the basics. We have to go back and just look at everything we did wrong and we have to correct it. We have to go back to square one. It's going to be tough. It's going to be hard. But if that's what it takes, that's what it takes for us to get back on top.